Lee Jones, Author at WIN.gg https://win.gg/author/nineteesixlee/ Your competitive edge in gaming and esports Sat, 25 Feb 2023 03:33:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://win.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-win_gg_purple-1-32x32.png Lee Jones, Author at WIN.gg https://win.gg/author/nineteesixlee/ 32 32 An interview with Vandett0, ex-Astralis LEC coach https://win.gg/news/vandett0-ex-astralis-coach/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 02:17:23 +0000 https://win.gg/?p=93340 WIN.gg scored an exclusive interview with Astralis’ former assistant coach Vandett0 after his departure from the storied LEC squad.

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]]> Markoon reflects on last LEC week, says SK played “pretty bad” https://win.gg/news/markoon-reflects-on-last-lec-week-says-sk-played-pretty-bad/ Sun, 19 Feb 2023 12:06:50 +0000 https://win.gg/?p=93074 We spoke with SK Gaming’s Mark “Markoon” van Woensel following his side’s swift 2-0 win over Team Heretics in their LEC Winter matchup. The Dutch jungler discussed the victory and looked ahead to SK’s next series against Team Vitality with a chance to make it to the playoffs. In this interview, Markoon gave his thoughts […]

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]]> “Worlds games played THE part in promotion”: An interview with Fnatic Rhuckz https://win.gg/news/worlds-games-played-the-part-in-promotion-an-interview-with-fnatic-rhuckz/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 15:50:10 +0000 https://win.gg/?p=90917 Rhuckz made major moves and is now competing alongside Rekkles in Fnatic. The support discusses his experience moving up to the LEC.

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]]> “Hopefully Odo will feed”: An interview with KOI Larssen https://win.gg/news/hopefully-odo-will-feed-an-interview-with-koi-larssen/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 01:04:32 +0000 https://win.gg/?p=90888 KOI mid-laner Emil "Larssen" Larsson spoke to WIN.gg following KOI’s LEC Winter opening win against Team BDS

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]]> Jankos and Flakked are rumored to be leaving G2 for 2023 LEC https://win.gg/news/jankos-and-flakked-are-rumored-to-be-leaving-g2-for-2023-lec/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:45:31 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=47753 Jungler Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski and bot laner Victor “Flakked” Lirola Tortosa may be leaving G2 Esports after a combined six years on the team. Both Jankos and Flakked are rumored to be leaving G2 Esports and will be replaced heading into 2023. The pair are allowed to seek other opportunities as the organization looks to […]

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]]> 100 champions contested at LoL Worlds 2022, a new record https://win.gg/news/100-champions-contested-at-lol-worlds-2022-a-new-record/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:16:02 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=47287 The number of unique champions contested at League of Legends Worlds has reached 100 for the first time in the game’s history in 2022. DWG KIA top laner Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon opted for a Jayce pick in his side’s group stage match against North America’s Evil Geniuses and this became the 100th champion to be […]

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]]> Spain’s Iberian Cup announced with a huge format twist https://win.gg/news/spains-iberian-cup-announced-with-a-huge-format-twist/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:34:12 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=47019 The annual League of Legends Iberian Cup has been announced for 2022 with significant changes to the format. The Iberian Cup is a ProAm tournament meant to give amateur teams a chance to face Spain’s best squads in a for-fun competition. The cup will feature all 20 teams from the 1st and 2nd SuperLiga divisions […]

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]]> Fnatic.Wunder calls out Riot for FPS issues at Worlds boot camp https://win.gg/news/fnatic-wunder-calls-out-riot-for-fps-issues-at-worlds-boot-camp/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:58:58 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=46756 As FPS issues plague Fnatic’s Worlds training, top laner Martin “Wunder” Nordahl Hansen has taken to social media to vent his frustrations. According to Wunder, Fnatic has been dealing with low FPS issues since arriving at Worlds. He claims to be experiencing severe FPS issues at a Worlds boot camp in Mexico. The Worlds 2022 […]

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]]> Date, start times for each stage of LoL Worlds 2022 revealed https://win.gg/news/date-start-times-for-each-stage-of-lol-worlds-2022-revealed/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:56:04 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=46354 Developer Riot Games has announced the schedule for the upcoming 2022 World Championship, this year the start times for Worlds 2022 are tailored to local viewers rather than international fans. The tournament begins, as usual, with the Play-In stage. The round robin runs from September 29 to October 2 and each day will start at […]

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]]> Danny steps away from Evil Geniuses roster during LCS playoffs https://win.gg/news/danny-steps-away-from-evil-geniuses-roster-during-lcs-playoffs/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 22:02:25 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=46014 Evil Geniuses AD carry Kyle “Danny” Sakamaki has stepped down from the team’s starting roster, just days ahead of a massive series against 100 Thieves in the 2022 LCS Summer Playoffs. The news was broken by EG CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson in an announcement on Twitter, confirming that the player “will not be competing at […]

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]]> TSM cuts Spica after failing to clinch Worlds 2022 berth https://win.gg/news/tsm-cuts-spica-after-failing-to-clinch-worlds-2022-berth/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 20:26:51 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=46009 TSM has released jungler Mingyi “Spica” Lu, shortly after wiping out in the 2022 LCS Summer Playoffs, bringing a strange and sudden end to his time with the organization. Spica himself announced the termination of his contract on Twitter, making him an early free agent who will now be able to negotiate with teams ahead […]

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]]> Why is Astralis’ JeongHoon Rookie of 2022 LEC Summer Split? https://win.gg/news/why-is-astralis-jeonghoon-rookie-of-2022-lec-summer-split/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:39:55 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=45256 22-year-old Astralis support Lee “JeongHoon” Jeong-hoon has been voted as the best rookie of the 2022 LEC Summer Split. The player only competed after the mid-season break when Astralis made sweeping roster changes after a rough start to the split. He had never played in a tier-one league before the move and had previously only […]

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]]> EU Masters 2022 Play-Ins groups drawn, who got it worst? https://win.gg/news/eu-masters-2022-play-ins-groups-drawn-who-got-it-worst/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:07:08 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=45254 With the groups drawn, the path to the main stage has been laid out for the 16 ERL teams in the 2022 European Masters play-in stage. The play-ins group draw divided 16 teams into four groups with each group going through a best-of-one double round-robin. The top two from each group then head into the […]

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]]> LoL Worlds trophy to be redesigned by Tiffany & Co. https://win.gg/news/lol-worlds-trophy-to-be-redesigned-by-tiffany-co/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 23:17:50 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=45020 The League of Legends World Championship trophy, most recently hoisted by EDward Gaming, will undergo a redesign led by luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. The Summoner’s Cup is the ultimate trophy in League of Legends esports. Created by Thomas Lyte, the company claims that its production took over 300 hours with a team of eight […]

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]]> A strange revive bug brings LCK players back to life mid-match https://win.gg/news/a-strange-revive-bug-brings-lck-players-back-to-life-mid-match/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:18:37 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=44170 An LCK regular season match between DRX and Nongshim RedForce was paused due to an unusual bug that saw some players instantly revive after being killed. Game one of the best-of-three series was being led by DRX before a dragon teamfight at 35 minutes. During the scuffle, support Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee lost his life as […]

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]]> Genshin Impact tops Elden Ring, Wordle as Twitter’s top game https://win.gg/news/genshin-impact-tops-elden-ring-wordle-as-twitters-top-game/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:02:10 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=42894 Twitter’s Rishi Chadha has revealed a number of statistics on gaming-related tweets in 2022, including the most-discussed games, esports teams, and players. The list of the top figures on Twitter includes a broad group with stars such as Genshin Impact, s1mple, Elden Ring, and more. Chadha, the Global Head of Creator & Gaming Content Partnerships […]

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]]> Here’s the date and location for the 2022 LEC Summer Finals https://win.gg/news/heres-the-date-and-location-for-the-2022-lec-summer-finals/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:37:44 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=42093 The 2022 LEC Summer Split Finals will head to Sweden’s Malmö Arena this year for Europe’s first LoL esports stadium event in almost three years. A live final last took place in summer 2019 when G2 Esports took down Fnatic in Athens, Greece. Various restrictions in the time since have prevented another such event. Now, […]

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]]> Excel vs Team Vitality remade after bug forces lengthy pause https://win.gg/news/excel-vs-team-vitality-remade-after-bug-forces-lengthy-pause/ Sat, 25 Jun 2022 04:37:03 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=41892 A regular-season League of Legends European Championship match between Excel and Team Vitality caused significant delays after an in-game bug led to the game being replayed from scratch. The week-two match of the LEC season was set to begin at 6 pm CET and kicked off strongly in Excel’s favor. Excel started the split positively […]

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]]> These champions can help you climb LoL’s ladder in patch 12.11 https://win.gg/news/these-champions-can-help-you-climb-lols-ladder-in-patch-12-11/ Sat, 18 Jun 2022 07:39:25 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=41516 Patch 12.10 and 12.11 gave additional tank stats to all League of Legend champions, something that has completed changed the meta. All champions were given an additional 70 base health, 14 health per level, 1.2 armor per level and 0.8 magic resist per level. Riot Games implemented the changes to “see longer fights throughout the […]

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]]> Vitality drops Selfmade from roster, confirms new jungler https://win.gg/news/vitality-drops-selfmade-from-roster-confirms-new-jungler/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:48:46 +0000 https://win.gg/?post_type=news&p=40850 Team Vitality jungler Oskar “Selfmade” Boderek has officially been benched by the organization after rumors of a change surfaced earlier in the off-season. Fnatic will replace Selfmade with Kang “Haru” Min-seung. The now-former Fnatic player joined the team ahead of this current season to become part of a European superteam that also included Luka “Perkz” […]

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